May 15, 2018

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What’s up with all the modern Chinese restaurants opening up in Singapore?

After restaurants in the likes of Sum Yi Tai, Birds Of A Feather, Full Of Luck Restaurant, Blue Lotus and Lokkee, NEW-to-the-market Chinese restaurants include Forbidden Duck, Madam Fan, Qi – House Of Sichuan and Zui Hong Lou are fighting for a similar slice of the pie.

I was intrigued by the name of “Zui Hong Lou” at 90 Club Street, which literally translates as “Drunk Red House”.

People who watch enough period Cantonese dramas or read martial arts novels would know there is a certain connotation for the name, which typically means a raunchy den.

Tell the traditional Chinese mum that you are going “Zui Hong Lou”, and she would give you that-look.

I also wondered at its website that states it serves “progressive rich people Chinese food”. What is that?

The restaurant-bar serves up contemporary Asian dishes in a no-frills environment, with more than two dozen lucky cat figurines lining the bar. Hope those maneki-neko work.

While many similar places often have pricey menu, I was glad the price-point was still kept relatively comfortable to order more items.